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Audio Buffer

Dear All,

I'm thinking of matching the ARC Ref 3 preamp with Mac MC501's. However, there may be impedance mismatch issues or will there? ARC Ref 3 impedance can go upto 1430 ohms while Mac input is at 18k-20k ohms?

Hence, I also plan to put in an audio buffer in between the pre and power e.g. Burson Audio Buffer AB160XLR

Has anyone experienced/ used audio buffer between pre and amp?

Thanks
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daverz
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I don't see any info on the Burson page about this particular application (they always show it between a source and preamp) or whether the buffer can handle the higher voltages of a preamp.

I actually have the older 100 model which I bought for a different purpose. I may try hooking it up between a BAT 3iX and a Bryston 3B-SST and see what happens. This is an impedance mismatch disaster otherwise.
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